By Daily Dragon staff | August 26, 2010 | 11:22 am | Posted in '10 D*C News, 2010

Join the (unofficial**) Dragon*Con 2010 Photo Scavenger Hunt! Snap pictures of the Dragon*Con icons on our list, and you could win a $20 online gift card to ThinkGeek.com.

Around Dragon*Con:
1. Picture of yourself receiving your Badge
2. Four people waiting in line doing the YMCA
3. Two people wearing the same t-shirt
4. Steampunk version of a non-Steampunk character*
5. Someone dressed up as a character from I Dream of Jeannie
6. A costume made completely out of duct tape
7. A Double Rainbow …

By Daily Dragon staff | August 25, 2010 | 7:56 pm | Posted in '10 D*C News, 2010

Yes, we do, and more of it than ever. Fearless Filk Director and veteran Celtic musician, Robby Hilliard, is at the helm of the Dragon*Con Filk Track for his third year. He and his feisty filk crew have a track packed with old friends and new guests, workshops, a Filk & Cookies meetup, and fan performer showcases. Don’t fret! Open filking will be available day and night throughout Dragon*Con, in our dedicated new track room, …

By Daily Dragon staff | August 25, 2010 | 11:48 am | Posted in '10 D*C News, 2010

The new Dragon*Con Newsletter is out highlighting these exciting updates and events and more:

  • John Zaffis’s movie, The World Within
  • Stan Lee limited edition early bird autograph tickets deadline
  • The 45th Anniversary of I Dream of Jeannie

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By Daily Dragon staff | August 24, 2010 | 5:56 pm | Posted in '10 D*C News, 2010

GOLD is a finalist for the 2010 Parsec Award for Video Storytelling! To celebrate, we’re screening all of Gold Season 1 after the award ceremony:

  • All seven GOLD Season 1 Episodes!
  • Additional screening delights!
  • Q&A with David Nett (creator/Jon Drake) and Rick Robinson (Richard Wright)
  • Sneak peek at the upcoming GOLD miniseries, Night of the Zombie King
  • Giveaways!

This is the first time GOLD Season 1 will be screened in its entirety. If you’re at Dragon*Con, don’t miss this great opportunity to see GOLD on the …

Madman or genius? Whatever you call him, Salvador Dalí was a master of the unexpected. From melting clocks to an eclair on Alice Cooper’s head, Dalí rebelled against convention like no one else. A purple velvet suit? He wore it. A crazy, twisty mustache? He sported it. A little black book that read like a who’s-who of 1970s pop culture? He had one.

Immerse yourself in Dalí’s world Labor Day weekend. Bring your Dragon*Con badge to the High Museum of Art …

Dragon*Con is hosting a North American Qualifier for the National Catan Championships. First round play will be at the following times:

  • Friday 6PM
  • Saturday 10 AM
  • Saturday 6PM

Galleria Level (Hilton).

Cost of entry is $10. Winner of the tournament here in Atlanta wins a trip to GenCon Indy to compete in the Worldwide Settlers of Catan Championship.

By Daily Dragon staff | August 24, 2010 | 3:12 am | Posted in '10 D*C News, 2010

The Third Annual Zombie Walk is calling shufflers and moaners of all kinds! Grab your zombie (hunting) gear and join the undead-fest as we shamble our way through Dragon*Con. Fri 8:30PM, L506-507 (Marriott)

By Daily Dragon staff | August 23, 2010 | 12:23 pm | Posted in '10 D*C News, 2010

As Dragon*Con winds down on Monday, come on over to see Dragon*Con’s Got Talent, our inaugural talent show.  Along with singing, dancing, comedy routines, and other “routine” talents, contestants have already indicated that a wide range of additional skills will be shared as they compete for cash prizes in multiple categories.  Mon 1PM, Centennial (Hyatt)

FRIDAY
The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company gets your Dragon*Con off to the right start with an evening designed to rev the imagination into high gear through the Magic of Radio. Our feature presentation will be The House Across the Way by Kelley S. Ceccato. Three sisters are pursuing George Dasher, the music teacher who lives in the house across the way. A pity that one of them is dead. Special guest musician Paul Mercer.

Also included in this presentation: The Proper Thing

By Daily Dragon staff | August 23, 2010 | 10:43 am | Posted in '10 D*C News, 2010

Last year, 903 Dragon*Con attendees came out and helped us make it into the Record Holder’s Republic book for the largest number of folks dancing to Thriller. We enjoyed the “World Record Holder” title so much that this year we are determined to make it into another record book you may have heard of, the Guinness Book of World Records. We’re gonna get into that book one way or another! To give us an edge, we’re going to attempt to …